Posted by Larry Hoover on May 28, 2003, at 7:38:57
In reply to Re: My post? » johnj, posted by MB on May 27, 2003, at 23:39:33
>I think your question is interesting: "Was Calculus invented or discovered?" I sometimes figure that the properties of the Universe are "discovered," while the techniques used to measure those properties, and the means to make predictions based on those measurements are "invented".
You really ought to read a history of Isaac Newton. He invented calculus to solve equations related to the curvilinear motion of bodies under the effects of gravity.
Lar
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